Radiologic evaluation of pelvic floor disorders

Gastroenterol Clin North Am. 2008 Sep;37(3):553-67, viii. doi: 10.1016/j.gtc.2008.06.004.

Abstract

Several imaging modalities are available ranging from fluoroscopic techniques to ultrasonography and MRI for the evaluation of patients with pelvic floors disorders. High-resolution ultrasonography and MRI not only provide superior delineation of the pelvic floor anatomy but also reveal pathology and functional changes. This article focuses on standard imaging procedures including defecography, ultrasonography, and MRI and discusses its use in clinical practice by illustrating both normal and abnormal patterns.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Defecography
  • Endosonography
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Pelvic Floor / diagnostic imaging*
  • Pelvic Floor / pathology*
  • Pelvic Floor / physiopathology
  • Pelvic Pain / diagnostic imaging
  • Pelvic Pain / etiology
  • Pelvic Pain / pathology
  • Rectal Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Rectal Diseases / pathology*
  • Rectal Diseases / physiopathology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Urinary Incontinence / diagnostic imaging
  • Urinary Incontinence / etiology
  • Urinary Incontinence / pathology